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🚨 According to data from BARC India and TAM Sports, the first half of IPL 2026 has seen TV ratings fall by 18.8%, while average viewership has declined by 26%. The Indian government banned real money gaming platforms such as 'Dream 11' and 'My11Circle' , classifying them as gambling, which significantly reshaped IPL advertising and fan engagement. [@gulf_news]

@CricCrazyJohns 🚨 Their long-term association with a single franchise played a huge role here. Fans don’t just support the player, they associate them with an entire IPL identity. Dhoni with CSK and Kohli with RCB 🔥

VIRAT KOHLI - Most Talked player in IPL 2026. 🐐 🔥

@mufaddal_vohra 🚨 Staying with one franchise for almost their entire IPL careers is a huge factor for this It created a rare player-team identity with Dhoni at CSK and Kohli at RCB 🔥

The most talked about players in IPL 2026. - King Kohli at the top with 44%.

🚨DAVID MILLER IN T20 CHASES 👑 95 unbeaten finishes while chasing which is the most by any player in the world 🌍🔥 80 times at the crease when the winning runs were scored 💥 More unbeaten runs in successful chases than Dhoni, Pollard, Russell, Bravo & Maxwell 👀 [@ESPNcricinfo]

@mufaddal_vohra 🚨 Virat Kohli is the ONLY player in Test history to score double centuries in 4 consecutive series. Not Tendulkar. Not Ponting. Not Lara. Just Kohli. 🐐

- 123 Tests. 🏏 - 9,230 Runs. 💔 - 46.85 Average. 🫡 - 31 Hundreds. 🔥 - 7 Double hundreds. 🤯 - 68 Tests as captain. ✅ - 40 Wins. 👑 VIRAT KOHLI RETIRED FROM TEST CRICKET ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR. 🥹

🗣️ Madhav Tiwari After Winning Player of The Match Vs Punjab Kings: “ I would like to say I’m 100% bowler and 100% batsman” Gets his team over the line by delivering in both aspects of the game🔥 [@ESPNcricinfo]

🚨 ON THIS DAY VIRAT KOHLI ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM TEST CRICKET. A player who carried the intensity, passion, and legacy of Test cricket for an entire generation. • 123 Tests • 9,230 Runs • Average: 46.85 • 30 Centuries • 31 Fifties • Highest Score: 254* • Most Successful Indian Test Captain: 40 Wins He didn’t just play Test cricket he kept the format alive for millions of fans around the world. ❤️

@KP24 🚨🔥 DAVID MILLER FINISHES WITH POWER 51 (28) 3 fours | 4 sixes Strike Rate: 182.14 Explosive hitting and pure finishing class 💪🔥

MILLER TIME!!!! AXAR TIME!!!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

🚨🔥 DELHI CAPITALS CLINCH THRILLER 🔥🚨 Punjab Kings: 210/5 (20 overs) Delhi Capitals: 216/7 (19 overs) DC won by 3 wickets (6 balls remaining) Ice-cold finish under pressure 💪🔥

🚨🔥 DAVID MILLER FINISHES WITH POWER 51 (28) 3 fours | 4 sixes Strike Rate: 182.14 Explosive hitting and pure finishing class 💪🔥

🚨🔥 AXAR PATEL DELIVERS A FIERY KNOCK 🔥🚨 52 (28) 8 fours | 2 sixes Strike Rate: 186.66 Clean striking and total control — match-turning innings 💪🔥

🚨🔥 SHREYAS IYER LEADS FROM THE FRONT 🔥🚨 59* (36) 5 fours | 3 sixes Strike Rate: 163.88 Captain’s knock under pressure — pure class 👑🔥

🚨 PUNJAB KINGS GIVE A TARGET OF 211 VS DELHI CAPITALS Suryansh Shedge's quick cameo of 21*(8) gives them a strong finish 🔥

@mufaddal_vohra 🚨 SHREYAS IYER Brings Up His 5th FIFTY Of the Season Off 32 Balls He has struck 5 Fours & 2 Sixes 💥 Crosses 400+ Runs For 7 Total seasons in the IPL 🔥

32 BALL FIFTY BY THE CAPTAIN OF PBKS. - Need a great finish now, they’ve set the platform.

@CricCrazyJohns 🚨 SHREYAS IYER Brings Up His 5th FIFTY Of the Season Off 32 Balls He has struck 5 Fours & 2 Sixes 💥 Crosses 400+ Runs For 7 Total seasons in the IPL 🔥

- Fifty vs CSK. - Fifty vs SRH. - Fifty vs MI. - Fifty vs DC. - Fifty vs DC. CAPTAIN SHREYAS IYER ON CHARGE - 5th Fifty of the season for the main man of Punjab Kings. 🔥

🚨 SHREYAS IYER Brings Up His 5th FIFTY Of the Season Off 32 Balls He has struck 5 Fours & 2 Sixes Crosses 400+ Runs For 7 Total seasons in the IPL 🔥

🚨 MADHAV TIWARI GETS WICKET OF PRIYANSH ARYA IN HIS FIRST EVER OVER IN THE IPL Tiwari Gets a Fairy Tale Start Dismissing Arya For 56(33)🌟

🚨 Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh Get The Punjab Kings to 72/0 After Six Overs Another Amazing start for the Punjab Opening Duo Going At 12 Runs Per Over 🔥